Prevalence of Indigestible Rumen and Reticulum Foreign Bodies in Cattle Slaughtered at Kombolcha Elfora Abattoir, Kombolcha Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Rumenotomy due to Metallic Foreign Bodies in Rumen of Adult Dairy Cow

“…These findings agree with the current cases in that there were weight loss and debilitation due to the presence of plastic foreign bodies in the cow's rumen.In the present case report, emaciation, pale mucus membrane, scanty feces, anorexia, rough hair coat, and distended abdomen were among the common clinical findings in the affected cow. These results were in agreement with the report by [1,4,11] in which animals with indigestible foreign body cannot able to digest feeds normally so that prone to feed deficiency which can be manifested by different clinical signs. Besides, most of the foreign bodies were removed from the rumen while the rest were removed from the reticulum.…”

“…This finding was in line with the findings of [1,2,12] that may result in enlargement of the rumen. Rumenotomy is the most preferable method of removing metallic and plastic foreign bodies from the rumen and reticulum.…”

“…Surgical affections of the ruminant forestomach due to ingested foreign bodies are the subject of attention almost all over the world and of major economic importance due to severe loss of production and production ability [1,2,4]. These findings agree with the current cases in that there were weight loss and debilitation due to the presence of plastic foreign bodies in the cow's rumen.In the present case report, emaciation, pale mucus membrane, scanty feces, anorexia, rough hair coat, and distended abdomen were among the common clinical findings in the affected cow.…”

“…Ingestion of foreign bodies by ruminants is extremely common especially in developing countries, like Ethiopia, where the standard of animal management is unsatisfactory, and low nutritional statuses of ruminants have forced them to scavenge for food [1]. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and acute mineral deficiencies are that predispose them for foreign body ingestion.…”

“…Additionally, inflammatory leukogram, X-ray (detection of the presence of foreign body), and ultrasonography (characterizing pericardial effusion as well as determine the extent of the lesions and assess the prognosis) are best and preferred methods of diagnosis for before exploratory laparotomy or rumenotomy. Even though prevention should be the primary emphasis, the surgical management of hardware disease should aim at controlling infection and removing foreign bodies [1,4]. The present case report describes the history, signalment, physical, and surgical findings and result in adult dairy cattle following exploratory rumenotomy.…”